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De Grey, South Dakota

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Hughes unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57501. It stands on Chapelle Creek. The Survey maps it on the De Grey quadrangle.

De Grey within Hughes County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

20 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of De Grey between 1995 and 2018, burning about 110 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minor4.0 acresLower Brule AgencySANDY
30 August 2004Natural5.5 acresLower Brule AgencyCURIOUS
11 August 2011Naturalunder an acreLower Brule AgencyHAWK
5 July 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresLower Brule AgencySHARPE 2
5 July 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLower Brule AgencySHARPE
27 July 2016Natural25 acresCrow Creek AgencyCOTTON WOOD
27 July 1995Natural2.0 acresLower Brule AgencyEARLY
18 July 1998Natural40 acresLower Brule AgencyBUTTE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hughes County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of De Grey: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clarkranch Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Hughes County

Storms near this place

28 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Grey in 28 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 17 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2023Thunderstorm WindDe Grey-A personal weather station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindDe Grey-The roof was blown off of a trailer home, as reported on social media.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindDe Grey-Seventy mph winds downed an electrical pole along with breaking off several large tree limbs.
August 2019HailDe Grey-A storm chaser reported hail stones of 3 inches or larger.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindDe Grey-Sixty mph winds were estimated.
June 2018Flash FloodDe Grey-Heavy rains caused flash flooding over mainly west bend road for several hours.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindDe Grey-Sixty mph winds were estimated.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindDe Grey-Wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated with no damage reported.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindDe Grey-Winds were estimated over 60 mph with no damage reported.
July 2025HailDe Grey-no account filed
May 2024HailDe Grey-no account filed
May 2024HailDe Grey-no account filed
July 2023HailDe Grey-no account filed
July 2021HailDe Grey-no account filed
June 2020HailDe Grey-no account filed
August 2019HailDe Grey-no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm WindDe Grey-no account filed
August 2016Flash FloodDe Grey-no account filed
August 2016HailDe Grey-no account filed
June 2016HailDe Grey-no account filed
June 2015HailDe Grey-no account filed
June 2014HailDe Grey-no account filed
June 2014HailDe Grey-no account filed
September 2012HailDe Grey-no account filed
September 2012HailDe Grey-no account filed
September 2010HailDe Grey-no account filed
July 2008HailDe Grey-no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindDe Grey-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hughes County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Rousseau8.4 miles10
Canning9.7 miles10
Alto11.5 miles10
Blunt16.1 miles8
Harrold19.0 miles8
Pierre23.6 miles8
Gray Goose27.5 miles6
Oahe34.6 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261103. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.